McManus said the child, who he described as being in his early teens, was hit by an a semi-truck cab in the eastbound lanes of I-10. The boy was carrying a backpack and police at this time do not have an ID on him.

Traffic was backed up significantly for at least a few exits in the eastbound lanes, which were closed for more than an hour. The lanes reopened around 10:30 a.m., according to the Texas Department of Transportation.